Asset Records Assistant - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Newport, South Wales

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

The Asset Records Assistant is responsible for undertaking technical administration duties, including updating records, liaising with landowners, tenants, developers, and utility companies, to ensure the integrity of the transmission and distribution network is maintained in accordance with the Pipelines Safety Regulations.

The role will also include identifying and progressing encroachment cases through to resolution, maintaining robust records, including correspondence in conjunction with the Legal and Estates Department, the DR/4 and Diversions Department, as well as Operations.

We’ll trust you to:

• Maintain and update of Asset records
• Manage and update CAD engineering drawings, including publication to the WWU intranet
• Utilise WWU’s mapping systems to undertake geo-spatial analysis of data for use in outputs reporting, risk identification, workload prioritisation, etc.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with internal processes
• Monitoring of the records management process to ensure legal and statutory requirements are met, including production of MI Develop and maintain strong relationships with WWU departments and external design organisations to monitor all work being undertaken and capture, manage or undertake the consequent changes required to records

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• A familiarity with WWU’s core IT systems, including SAP and ESRI
• Basic AutoCAD skills, or drawing office skills are desirable
• A basic understanding of hazardous areas is desirable
• Previous experience in using SAP is desirable
• Excellent administrative, oral and written communication skills
• A relevant qualification related to GIS is preferable

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £33,550 rising to £38,341
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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